List of number-one singles in 1971 (New Zealand)
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This is a list of Number 1 hit singles
in 1971 in New Zealand
, starting with the first chart dated, 15 January 1971.
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
in 1971 in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, starting with the first chart dated, 15 January 1971.
Chart
Grey shading indicates a song of New Zealand origin.| Week | Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January | New Seekers | Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma | |
| 22 January | New Seekers | Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma | |
| 29 January | George Harrison George Harrison George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other... |
My Sweet Lord My Sweet Lord "My Sweet Lord" is a song by former Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison from his UK number one hit triple album All Things Must Pass. The song was written in praise of the Hindu god Krishna... |
All Things Must Pass All Things Must Pass All Things Must Pass is a triple album by George Harrison, recorded and released in 1970. The original vinyl release featured two LPs of rock songs as well as Apple Jam, a third LP of informal jams... |
| 5 February | George Harrison George Harrison George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other... |
My Sweet Lord My Sweet Lord "My Sweet Lord" is a song by former Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison from his UK number one hit triple album All Things Must Pass. The song was written in praise of the Hindu god Krishna... |
All Things Must Pass |
| 12 February | George Harrison George Harrison George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other... |
My Sweet Lord My Sweet Lord "My Sweet Lord" is a song by former Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison from his UK number one hit triple album All Things Must Pass. The song was written in praise of the Hindu god Krishna... |
All Things Must Pass |
| 21 February | George Harrison George Harrison George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other... |
My Sweet Lord My Sweet Lord "My Sweet Lord" is a song by former Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison from his UK number one hit triple album All Things Must Pass. The song was written in praise of the Hindu god Krishna... |
All Things Must Pass |
| 26 February | Tony Orlando & Dawn | Knock Three Times Knock Three Times "Knock Three Times" is a popular song credited to Tony Orlando and Dawn. The actual singers were Tony Orlando, Toni Wine, and Linda November, prior to the creation of "Dawn" with Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson. The song was released as a single in November 1970, paired with Orlando's other... |
(non-album single) |
| 5 March | Tony Orlando & Dawn | Knock Three Times | (non-album single) |
| 12 March | Mike Curb Congregation | Burning Bridges | Kelly's Heroes OST Kelly's Heroes Kelly's Heroes is an offbeat 1970 comedy/war film about a group of World War II soldiers who go AWOL to rob a bank behind enemy lines. Directed by Brian G... |
| 19 March | Mike Curb Congregation | Burning Bridges | Kelly's Heroes OST |
| 26 March | Lynn Anderson Lynn Anderson Lynn Rene Anderson is an American country music singer and equestrian known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably her Grammy Award-winning, worldwide mega-hit, " Rose Garden." Helped by her regular exposure on national television, Anderson was one of the most... |
(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden | Rose Garden Rose Garden (Lynn Anderson album) Rose Garden was an album released in 1971 by country singer Lynn Anderson. The album was the same name as the single she released in late 1970. The song went on to top the country charts, where it stayed at the #1 position for five weeks, and reached #3 on the pop charts in 1971. Anderson received... |
| 2 April | Lynn Anderson | (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden | Rose Garden |
| 9 April | Lynn Anderson | (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden | Rose Garden |
| 16 April | The Mixtures The Mixtures -Biography:Australian musicians Terry Dean and Rod De Clerk met in Tasmania in 1965. They then met Laurie Arthur, a member of The Strangers, and the three decided to form a band together after a jam session. They quickly signed to EMI that same year and released three singles. They went through... |
The Pushbike Song The Pushbike Song "The Pushbike Song" is a popular Australian song originally recorded by The Mixtures, a Melbourne band that formed in 1965.- History and chart success :... |
(non-album single) |
| 23 April | The Mixtures | The Pushbike Song | (non-album single) |
| 30 April | The Hollies The Hollies The Hollies are an English pop and rock group, formed in Manchester in the early 1960s, though most of the band members are from throughout East Lancashire. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style, they became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s and 1970s... |
Too Young To Be Married | |
| 7 May | The Hollies | Too Young To Be Married | |
| 14 May | The Hollies | Too Young To Be Married | |
| 21 May | The Hollies | Too Young To Be Married | |
| 28 May | Neil Diamond Neil Diamond Neil Leslie Diamond is an American singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades from the 1960s until the present.... |
I Am... I Said | (non-album single) |
| 4 June | Neil Diamond | I Am... I Said | (non-album single) |
| 11 June | Neil Diamond | I Am... I Said | (non-album single) |
| 19 June | Neil Diamond | I Am... I Said | (non-album single) |
| 26 June | Neil Diamond | I Am... I Said | (non-album single) |
| 2 July | Neil Diamond | I Am... I Said | (non-album single) |
| 9 July | Waldo De Los Rios Waldo de los Rios Waldo de los Ríos was an Argentine composer, conductor and arranger.De los Rios was born as Osvaldo Nicholas Ferrara in Buenos Aires into a musical family; his father was a musician and his mother a well known folk singer; he studied composition and arranging at the National Conservatory of Music... |
Mozart 40 Symphony No. 40 (Mozart) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote his Symphony No. 40 in G minor, KV. 550, in 1788. It is sometimes referred to as the "Great G minor symphony," to distinguish it from the "Little G minor symphony," No. 25. The two are the only minor key symphonies Mozart wrote.... |
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| 16 July | Ocean Ocean (band) Ocean was a gospel rock band formed in 1970 in Toronto, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. They are best known for their million-selling 1971 single "Put Your Hand in the Hand", penned by Gene MacLellan. The gramophone record sold over one million copies and received a gold disc awarded by the Recording... |
Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand "Put Your Hand in the Hand" is a Gospel pop song composed by Gene MacLellan and first recorded by Canadian singer Anne Murray from her third studio album Honey, Wheat and Laughter.... |
Put Your Hand in the Hand |
| 23 July | Lobo Lobo (musician) Roland Kent LaVoie, better known by the stage name Lobo , is an American singer-songwriter who was successful in the early 1970s, scoring several U.S... |
Me and You and a Dog Named Boo Me and You and a Dog Named Boo "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" is the 1971 debut single by Lobo. The single peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the first of his four number ones on the Easy Listening chart, where it had a two-week stay at number one in May 1971.... |
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| 30 July | Lobo | Me & You & A Dog Named Boo | |
| 6 August | Lobo | Me & You & A Dog Named Boo | |
| 13 August | Lobo | Me & You & A Dog Named Boo | |
| 20 August | Susan Raye Susan Raye Susan Raye is an American country music singer. She enjoyed great popularity during the early and mid 1970's and chalked up seven top 10 and nineteen top 40 country hits Susan Raye discography, most notably the song "L.A... |
L.A. International Airport L.A. International Airport L.A. International Airport is a song written by Leanne Scott thatbecame an international pop hit for American country singer Susan Raye in 1971.... |
(non-album single) |
| 27 August | Tony Christie Tony Christie Tony Christie is an English musician, singer and actor. He is best known for his track, "Is This The Way To Amarillo", a double UK chart success.-Career:Tony Christie has sold over 10 million albums Worldwide... |
I Did What I Did For Maria I Did What I Did for Maria I Did What I Did For Maria was a Top 20 hit in 1971 for Tony Christie. It was written and produced by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander, who were also responsible for Christie's 'Las Vegas' and 'Avenues And Alleyways'. The song is about a widower who, on the eve of his execution, recalls how he... |
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| 3 September | Susan Raye | LA International Airport | |
| 10 September | Tony Christie | I Did What I Did For Maria | |
| 17 September | Tony Christie | I Did What I Did For Maria | |
| 24 September | Tony Christie | I Did What I Did For Maria | |
| 1 October | Delaney, Bonnie & Friends Delaney, Bonnie & Friends Delaney & Bonnie – in ensemble called Delaney & Bonnie & Friends – was a rock/soul revue fronted by husband-and-wife singer/songwriters Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett.... |
Neverending Story Of Love | |
| 8 October | Delaney, Bonnie & Friends | Neverending Story Of Love | |
| 15 October | Delaney, Bonnie & Friends | Neverending Story Of Love | |
| 22 October | Rumour | L'Amour Est L'Enfante De La Liberte | |
| 29 October | Rumour | L'Amour Est L'Enfante De La Liberte | |
| 5 November | Rumour | L'Amour Est L'Enfante De La Liberte | |
| 12 November | Rumour | L'Amour Est L'Enfante De La Liberte | |
| 19 November | Paul & Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100... Linda McCartney Linda McCartney Linda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney was an American photographer, musician and animal rights activist. Her father and mother were Lee Eastman and Louise Sara Lindner Eastman.... |
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" is a song by Paul and Linda McCartney from the album Ram. Released in the United States as a single on 2 August 1971, it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1971, making it the first of a string of post-Beatles, McCartney-penned singles to top the US... |
Ram Ram (album) Ram is an album by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, released in 1971, the only album credited to the pair. It was the second of the two albums McCartney released between leaving The Beatles and forming Wings... |
| 26 November | Paul & Linda McCartney | Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey | Ram |
| 3 December | Paul & Linda McCartney | Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey | Ram |
| 10 December | Paul & Linda McCartney | Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey | Ram |
| 17 December | Paul & Linda McCartney | Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey | Ram |
| 24 December | Paul & Linda McCartney | Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey | Ram |
- There was no chart recorded from January 1-January 14 and December 25-31 1971